My Solar Lights

Solarbob · #1 06-30-2009, 02:24 PM

I have a really cool setup in my backyard. I know a guy that is now retired that used to work for a company that used solar panels. When they got new ones they threw the old ones away. He sneaked me a few. So I put them up facing south and wired them all to a deep cycle battery. I have a 750 watt inverter hooked to the battery and I have a couple of strings of LED's plug into the inverter.

I have light sensative switch that turns them on at dusk and off at dawn. They work great unless I have a couple of cloudy days. I have the lights strung around my patio. They work real well.....................

**paul** · #2 06-30-2009, 02:31 PM

thats a great idea. free security. if you get a chance could you post a picture of your setup. we are thinking about doing the same thing for our condo back porch which has no lighting or electricity to it.

Solarbob · #3 07-07-2009, 05:57 PM

Paul, I'll try to take some pics this week. Norm shoulda got more of those panels before he retired so we could charge some bicycle batteries with them...............